Summary
This CustomGPT uses an AI to take whatever questions the interviewer throws at you, and tell you "what the interviewer SHOULD have said, if they were better at interviewing..."
Background
Many interviewers are untrained at hiring or communicators, they’ve been doing it for years. One of the common weaknesses is: asking direct open-ended questions without context. These questions are technically correct English, but without indication of what the interviewer wants to know it’s impossible to answer them correctly.
The successful candidates learn to ignore the text of such questions, re-interpret them into “the secret question(s) this interviewer is trying to ask”, and then answer the hidden/unasked questions. They’re the ones who get through to the next round. This harms both the hiring team and the less cunning job-seekers.
Free link
Here’s a free CustomGPT – just click the link and you’ll be dropped straight in to an AI that’s pre-configured to re-interpret/explain bad interview questions: https://chatgpt.com/g/g-H4wxshRk1-de-obfuscate-hiring-managers-bad-questions
(if you don’t already have an OpenAI account then you’ll first have to create one, but the account is also free)
Example output
How it was made
“Imagine I am a poorly-trained interviewer who knows nothing about good practice and has weak communications skills.
I will ask you questions one at a time. For each question, reflect back to me in bullet points the possible subtexts I am exploring, and the posisble hidden signals I am looking for as an interviewer.
Aggressively insert bias where possible – it is highly likely I am being accidentally biased, and I would appreciate you pointing out to me where that’s the case, and specifically what you think I’m being biased on.”